Data science / John D. Kelleher and Brendan Tierney.

Author/creator Kelleher, John D., 1974- author.
Other author Tierney, Brendan, 1970- author.
Format Book
PublicationCambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2018]
Copyright Date©2018
Descriptionxi, 264 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Subjects

SeriesThe MIT Press essential knowledge series
MIT Press essential knowledge series. ^A1063864
Contents What is data science? -- What is data and what is a dataset? -- The data science ecosystem -- Machine learning 101 -- Standard data science tasks -- Privacy and ethics -- Future trends and principles of success.
Abstract "The goal of data science is to improve decision making through the analysis of data. Today data science determines the ads we see online, the books and movies that are recommended to us online, which emails are filtered into our spam folders, and even how much we pay for health insurance. This volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series offers a concise introduction to the emerging field of data science, explaining its evolution, current uses, data infrastructure issues, and ethical challenges."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN2017043665
ISBN9780262535434
ISBN0262535432 paperback ; alkaline paper